Earth Day is fast approaching. And while it’s not a cornerstone holiday for most people, it’s a good time to reflect on America’s bourgeoning green movement. In real estate, there are a handful of ...

To properly select and specify green building materials, successful architects need authoritative, real-world advice on how to select and use nontoxic, recycled, and recyclable products, and how to ...

In recent years, there has been substantial growth in environmental awareness in a wide variety of industries. Green technology, green buildings and green products have entered the thoughts and ...

Results were recently released from the first phase of a comprehensive study to explore the impact of project delivery methods and procurement procedures on achieving sustainable design and ...

Gunnar Hubbard jokes that he's working himself out of a job. As a "green building" consultant, Hubbard helps contractors, developers and architects create buildings that are as environmentally and ...

Now it’s green on this side of the hill. It was only a matter of time before “green” building methods would make their way into the Joplin area. When they did, Branco Construction Inc., and Justin ...

Should a city that's committed to environmentally friendly construction pay $825,000 for a job that was expected to cost $248,000? No, Edina officials decided when they got a bid that high for a new ...

Raj Jadhav is a registered architect, educator and award-winning researcher in Mumbai, India. He has written numerous essays, design features and papers for Indian and international publications. In ...

This large, generously illustrated manual is an excellent primer on owner-designed and site-inspired building. Snell, who wrote the eco-friendly The Good House Book, and Callahan, a more conventional ...

Green building methods and sustainable architecture focus on environmentally responsible and energy-efficient construction practices. They aim to minimize negative environmental impacts not only ...